US5001655A - Device for inspecting a printer - Google Patents

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US5001655A
US5001655A US07/322,833 US32283389A US5001655A US 5001655 A US5001655 A US 5001655A US 32283389 A US32283389 A US 32283389A US 5001655 A US5001655 A US 5001655A
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Ryo Higano
Yasunori Matsui
Kenichi Tsumuraya
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/12—Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage ; Testing or monitoring effectiveness or level of insulation, e.g. of a cable or of an apparatus, for example using partial discharge measurements; Electrostatic testing
    • G01R31/14—Circuits therefor, e.g. for generating test voltages, sensing circuits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
    • B41J29/393—Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns

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  • built-in timer circuit 20 is capable of setting the time of the timer by operating the appropriate key.
  • the time to be set in the timer is the permissible time from the outputting of printing data to the response from the printer. If no response is received for more than this setting time, an error will be displayed on display unit 3.
  • connectors 6 are arranged to be connectable to the remote control switch.
  • the printing can be started and stopped by manipulating the remote control switch.
  • the signal from the remote control switch is received via interface circuit 17 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the signal is then input as a start or stop signal to control circuit 21. Therefore, the arrangement is quite simple wherein a separately manufactured switch box is connected via a cable to connectors 6. As a result, it is feasible to control the printing from a location far from the printer. This feature facilitates inspection, especially on a production line.
  • the inspecting device When the inspecting device is to be set to behave as the master, the power supply is turned on, while any of the numeric keys and of the command keys are simultaneously depressed. Consequently, interface circuit 17 is changed over to transmit the data (step (4)), and the data transmission from interface circuits 13 through 16 is prohibited (step (5)). Then, the printing data from storage means 5 or RAM 12 are sent from interface circuit 17. The printing data are received by the slave inspecting devices connected to cable 22 of FIG. 6. The slave inspecting devices supply the printing data via any one of interface circuits 13 through 16 to the printers, at which locations the inspections are carried out.
  • the date and time at which the test printing has been effected can be printed by transmitting an output of clock circuit 18 as an item of printing data.
  • the interface circuits and the connectors that are provided correspond to a plurality of kinds of specific printers.
  • the interface circuits are selected in accordance with the printers to be inspected, and the test printing is performed by transmitting the printing data of the storage means.
  • the devices dedicated to the inspections for the printers can be fabricated with decreases both in configuration and in weight so that the device is readily portable. It is therefore possible to perform inspections on the production line and demonstrations at the shops or presenting the devices in a show. Hence, excellent results are achieved in terms of production, sales, maintenance and services.
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JP63064862A JPH01237180A (ja) 1988-03-18 1988-03-18 プリンタの検査装置
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KR920008211B1 (ko) 1992-09-25
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